Botesdale is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk. The village is about 6 miles (10 km) south west of Diss, 25 miles (40 km) south of Norwich and 16 miles (26 km) north east of Bury St Edmunds. The village of Rickinghall merges with Botesdale along the B1113 road, locally known as simply: ‘The Street’. Their connection creates the appearance of a single built-up residential area and the boundary between the two is difficult to identify.
The village retains some local services, including shops and public houses. The Bell Inn (in Rickinghall) began life as a coaching stop for people en route through the village in the 17th and 18th centuries – it was a popular stop due to its extensive stabling for large draught horses. Botesdale Health Centre, an was established in 1972 and St Botolph's Primary School was opened in 1994, after the closure of two Victorian schools – Rickinghall CofE Primary School and Redgrave and Botesdale CofE Primary School – which served the villages of Botesdale, Hinderclay, Redgrave and Rickinghall for over a century. The school now teaches over 200 pupils, from part-time Nursery pupils to Year 6 classes. Most students transfer to Hartismere High School in Eye at age 11.
St Botolph's church was built in the late 15th century as a chantry chapel. When chantry chapels were abolished in the 1540s it became a school and a house was added on for the schoolmaster. In 1884, it was restored to use as a chapel of ease to Redgrave. It is a grade II* listed building [3]
TransportEdit
The B1113 road runs through Botesdale. In the 17th and 18th centuries, this used to be a busy roadway for travellers from Great Yarmouth to Bury St Edmunds, and on further to London. The A143 now bypasses the village. Before the opening of the bypass in 1995, traffic through the village was some 7,500 vehicles per day.
Botesdale is served by Simonds of Botesdale Ltd's Country Link bus service. National Rail train stations are accessible from Diss and Bury St Edmunds.
Notable residentsEdit
The village's most famous resident was the actress Deborah Kerr, who died there on 16 October 2007. Another notable resident was the artist and theatrical designer Audrey Cruddas, who lived at Bank House during the 1960s and '70s. Elizabeth Craig, the cookery writer, lived in St Catherine's, one of the oldest houses in the village, from the 1960s onwards, and wrote an article, 'Footsteps in the Grass', in East Anglia Monthly, documenting the house's history. Newman Knowlys, the Recorder of London in the early 19th century, was educated in the village.
ReferencesEdit
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP 40/483; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT6/R2/CP40no483/483_0055.htm; second entry; 1381; the defendant comes from Bottelmsdale, and the plaintiff from Rekynghale or Rokynghale, which is a variation, presumably, on the name of the adjoining village
botesdale, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2020, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Botesdale news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Botesdale is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk The village is about 6 miles 10 km south west of Diss 25 miles 40 km south of Norwich and 16 miles 26 km north east of Bury St Edmunds The village of Rickinghall merges with Botesdale along the B1113 road locally known as simply The Street Their connection creates the appearance of a single built up residential area and the boundary between the two is difficult to identify BotesdaleThe Market Square BotesdaleBotesdaleLocation within SuffolkPopulation905 2011 census 1 DistrictMid SuffolkShire countySuffolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDissPostcode districtIP22List of places UK England Suffolk 52 19 59 N 1 01 01 E 52 333 N 1 017 E 52 333 1 017Bottelmsdale may be an older variation of the name seen in 1381 2 Contents 1 Culture and community 2 Transport 3 Notable residents 4 References 5 External linksCulture and community EditThe village retains some local services including shops and public houses The Bell Inn in Rickinghall began life as a coaching stop for people en route through the village in the 17th and 18th centuries it was a popular stop due to its extensive stabling for large draught horses Botesdale Health Centre an was established in 1972 and St Botolph s Primary School was opened in 1994 after the closure of two Victorian schools Rickinghall CofE Primary School and Redgrave and Botesdale CofE Primary School which served the villages of Botesdale Hinderclay Redgrave and Rickinghall for over a century The school now teaches over 200 pupils from part time Nursery pupils to Year 6 classes Most students transfer to Hartismere High School in Eye at age 11 St Botolph s church was built in the late 15th century as a chantry chapel When chantry chapels were abolished in the 1540s it became a school and a house was added on for the schoolmaster In 1884 it was restored to use as a chapel of ease to Redgrave It is a grade II listed building 3 Transport EditThe B1113 road runs through Botesdale In the 17th and 18th centuries this used to be a busy roadway for travellers from Great Yarmouth to Bury St Edmunds and on further to London The A143 now bypasses the village Before the opening of the bypass in 1995 traffic through the village was some 7 500 vehicles per day Botesdale is served by Simonds of Botesdale Ltd s Country Link bus service National Rail train stations are accessible from Diss and Bury St Edmunds Notable residents EditThe village s most famous resident was the actress Deborah Kerr who died there on 16 October 2007 Another notable resident was the artist and theatrical designer Audrey Cruddas who lived at Bank House during the 1960s and 70s Elizabeth Craig the cookery writer lived in St Catherine s one of the oldest houses in the village from the 1960s onwards and wrote an article Footsteps in the Grass in East Anglia Monthly documenting the house s history Newman Knowlys the Recorder of London in the early 19th century was educated in the village References Edit Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 17 August 2016 Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas National Archives CP 40 483 http aalt law uh edu AALT6 R2 CP40no483 483 0055 htm second entry 1381 the defendant comes from Bottelmsdale and the plaintiff from Rekynghale or Rokynghale which is a variation presumably on the name of the adjoining village Historic England CHAPEL OF ST BOTOLPH 1352340 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 10 April 2014 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Botesdale Diss Express village s local newspaper website Botesdale Parish Council website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Botesdale amp oldid 1103394853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
